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, civil rights and democracy. >> this same week those same civil rights organizers held another news conference, of all places -- they're serious -- they went all the way to detroit, the detroit auto show. that's where they got up when it got under way. actor danny glover spoke. he is actively campaigning for the nissan workers rights. organizers are planning more news conferences at auto shows in chicago, in atlanta in the next few months. they're not going to give up. they're hoping the attention will simply help the workers in canton to get a choice about organizing. to be fair, not all of the employees want the union. nissan told us today that they just think a few employees are pushing for the vote. and it's understandably a full-time worker at a nissan assembly plant in canton, mississippi makes about $24.50 an hour. a long-time uaw worker makes $28 per hour. it's a good living. workers tell us they like their jobs there. >> there is a lot of people that want to be here. and this job, this place can change a lot of lives. and, you know, the pride, it's in the vehicles themselve
, civil rights and democracy. >> this same week those same civil rights organizers held another news conference, of all places -- they're serious -- they went all the way to detroit, the detroit auto show. that's where they got up when it got under way. actor danny glover spoke. he is actively campaigning for the nissan workers rights. organizers are planning more news conferences at auto shows in chicago, in atlanta in the next few months. they're not going to give up. they're hoping the...
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>> well, worker rights have always been a civil rights issues. the struggle we had to abolish slavery was about worker rights. the struggles in the '60s was about the right of workers being able to organize. in fact, dr. king was assassinated as he was organizing workers in memphis who wanted the right to have a voice as sanitation workers. so we see worker rights on the same playing field as voting rights, civil rights. it is about human dignity. and workers at nissan should know when they go to work on a monday morning, they should be able to predict whether or not they go to work three hours that day or 12 hours that day, whether or not they're going to work seven days a week or five days a week. how can workers be expected to raise a family, have a quality of life if a company like nissan don't respect them as human beings? >> betty, are there health and safety issues on the job in your opinion? >> yes, it is. i mean, it's always room for improvement in areas on the job. i mean, yes, some areas are safe and some areas are not safe. but the po
>> well, worker rights have always been a civil rights issues. the struggle we had to abolish slavery was about worker rights. the struggles in the '60s was about the right of workers being able to organize. in fact, dr. king was assassinated as he was organizing workers in memphis who wanted the right to have a voice as sanitation workers. so we see worker rights on the same playing field as voting rights, civil rights. it is about human dignity. and workers at nissan should know when...
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i'm trying to conservative volting rights act, the civil rights act. if we could just conserve what we've won in the last 50 years, you know, women's right to choose, let's conserve these things. i'm a conservative. >> but you know we have much further to go. >> and we're going to get there, too. toure and patricia murphy, thanks for your time. by the way, catch toure on "the cycle" here on msnb krerks. . >> coming up, honoring jackie robinson on his birthday. how a legendary ballplayer became a symbol of the civil rights movement next. look what mommy is having. mommy's having a french fry. yes she is, yes she is. [ bop ] [ male announcer ] could've had a v8. 100% vegetable juice, with three of your daily vegetable servings in every little bottle. [ woman ] too weak. wears off. been there. tried that. ladybug body milk? no thanks. [ female announcer ] stop searching and start repairing. eucerin professional repair moisturizes while actually repairing very dry skin. it's so powerful you can skip a day... but light enough you won't want to. dermatologis
i'm trying to conservative volting rights act, the civil rights act. if we could just conserve what we've won in the last 50 years, you know, women's right to choose, let's conserve these things. i'm a conservative. >> but you know we have much further to go. >> and we're going to get there, too. toure and patricia murphy, thanks for your time. by the way, catch toure on "the cycle" here on msnb krerks. . >> coming up, honoring jackie robinson on his birthday. how a...
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board of ed. >> eisenhower was no civil rights champion. he didn't appreciate nixon going out supporting nixon's civil rights. >> he didn't think it would help him in the south. ike did not like that supreme court decision. he thought that it was -- things should stay as they were. it would disrupt the society to have this -- ike understood the constitution. yeah, so there was no -- >> but he was made uncomfortable by it. >> he was. >> i thought it was fascinating because even lbj when he was running the senate got angry because he thought nixon was too far out there on civil rights and said nixon was running the propaganda arm of making the civil rights bill more than it was. >> johnson was playing all sides of that point. mark can tell you he was running for president. on the other hand, didn't want to offend the southerns like dick russell. they wanted a bill but there was a clause in the bill about voting rights which he did not want and it got through in a slightly weaker version than the republicans wanted but a stronger version than
board of ed. >> eisenhower was no civil rights champion. he didn't appreciate nixon going out supporting nixon's civil rights. >> he didn't think it would help him in the south. ike did not like that supreme court decision. he thought that it was -- things should stay as they were. it would disrupt the society to have this -- ike understood the constitution. yeah, so there was no -- >> but he was made uncomfortable by it. >> he was. >> i thought it was fascinating...
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the civil rights struggle did not start in the 1950s, because the african-americans had been demanding representation in the 1580s. and women did not just decide to fight for voting rights. the leaps in the country have been made since the founding of fighting for the safe and the legal status, and the frpressur from the dreamers and others have trodden the political landscape this time. as the president said in nevada tuesday when unveiling the immigration reform proposal, the time has come. with me is aisha moody hills from american progress, and immigration attorney and former federal prosecutor michael wilds, and christina jimenez, managing director of the united we dream network and media consultant john riley, a democratic strategist, and in tucson, arizona, democratic congressman raoul jimenez. >> thank you. >> i would like to start with why are we coming to a consensus, when we have seen a wedge? >> i believe that the opportunity to do immigration reform at a level that is lasting and good for the nation has taken that momentum building in communities and churches and i think t
the civil rights struggle did not start in the 1950s, because the african-americans had been demanding representation in the 1580s. and women did not just decide to fight for voting rights. the leaps in the country have been made since the founding of fighting for the safe and the legal status, and the frpressur from the dreamers and others have trodden the political landscape this time. as the president said in nevada tuesday when unveiling the immigration reform proposal, the time has come....
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and it's just like the civil rights movement in the '60s. it's just like the women's rights movement before. it's about providing opportunity on an equal basis. we want to move workers from poverty to the middle class. it starts with a strong immigration policy. you want to improve health care in the long term so that people can obtain and sustain their health benefits. it starts with a strong immigration policy -- education and the like. this, again, is personal. i had a group of citizens. i formed a citizens advisory group to help me do what i can to make this bill strong. i'm on the homeland security committee, which is one of the two committees that has jurisdiction on immigration policy in the house. when we met, they brought up some very strong points. for example, i have constituents right now whose children are in foster care because their parents have been deported, and they can't get the children to their loved ones who want to care for them because we have a broken immigration system. so the status quo isn't working. and we have t
and it's just like the civil rights movement in the '60s. it's just like the women's rights movement before. it's about providing opportunity on an equal basis. we want to move workers from poverty to the middle class. it starts with a strong immigration policy. you want to improve health care in the long term so that people can obtain and sustain their health benefits. it starts with a strong immigration policy -- education and the like. this, again, is personal. i had a group of citizens. i...
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for civil rights. totally on board and never purged from their ranks, they never purged a message that was very -- that really turned off black voters, they never exceeded 20% with the black vote even after 1964 and even if you pass comprehensive immigration reform, you have to get rid of the nativism, too. >> you don't have to go back that far. since 1980, the white percentage of the electorate shrinking year after year and heading to a black and brown majority in 2050. you cannot win national elections feeling hostile to black and brown people and trying to redress. the devil's in the details. what is a jan brewer when we get down to the border commission? what are they going to do? what are they going to see? seeing that then we'll know what people are going to feel about this. >> i think it is remarkable and we should note how dramatic the turnaround has been on this issue. as recently as the campaign for president, mitt romney had to advocate self deportation and attack rick perry from the right a
for civil rights. totally on board and never purged from their ranks, they never purged a message that was very -- that really turned off black voters, they never exceeded 20% with the black vote even after 1964 and even if you pass comprehensive immigration reform, you have to get rid of the nativism, too. >> you don't have to go back that far. since 1980, the white percentage of the electorate shrinking year after year and heading to a black and brown majority in 2050. you cannot win...
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to enjoy those great civil rights, so i think it's a mistake for republicans to go that way, but i do want to commend colleagues of mine from south florida like illeana ross and mario diaz-balart who are working with some republican brethren. don't need them all, but we need a gnu few to understand that this is something that america does better than any other country in the world and that is take people and make them americans. >> there was some talk yesterday, you've heard some house republicans float the idea of -- of not having a path to citizenship for everybody of the 11 million undocumented workers, but have a path to legal residency but not give them a path to citizenship, sort of this i guess putting an added hurdle as a compromise. what did you make of that proposal? >> type "b" and type "a." the ones that get taxed that don't get representation, the ones that have all the responsibilities but non-of the great benefits of being a citizen. look, this is precisely where we make a mistake. if you look at failed immigration systems, you look at the german system, you look at the
to enjoy those great civil rights, so i think it's a mistake for republicans to go that way, but i do want to commend colleagues of mine from south florida like illeana ross and mario diaz-balart who are working with some republican brethren. don't need them all, but we need a gnu few to understand that this is something that america does better than any other country in the world and that is take people and make them americans. >> there was some talk yesterday, you've heard some house...
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. >>> well, a kentucky pastor's fight for civil right ended up in jail. they stood up for what they say is their right to marry. but when they tried to obtain a license from the county clerk's office, they were denied and instead got arrested. the reverend and his partner, dominique james. gentleman, great to have you here. the state law says any county clerk who knowingly issues a license and then violates the law would be guilty of a misdemeanor, they could face jail time in this and lose their job. but explain to us, reverend, i'll start with you, why did you think it was important to go and try to get a marriage license? >> we felt it was important, mr. roberts, because, as a minister and as people of faith, we have to give witness to the fact that this is an unjust law and that it's discrimination. and if we don't act, then we're accomplices to you are own discrimination. >> when did you decide, dominique, that you wanted to go through with this and try to get married? as we know right now, there are ten places where marriage equality is legal in the
. >>> well, a kentucky pastor's fight for civil right ended up in jail. they stood up for what they say is their right to marry. but when they tried to obtain a license from the county clerk's office, they were denied and instead got arrested. the reverend and his partner, dominique james. gentleman, great to have you here. the state law says any county clerk who knowingly issues a license and then violates the law would be guilty of a misdemeanor, they could face jail time in this and...
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i think number two, the civil rights and social justice community strongly agrees that this is an issue whose time has come. we support, i think, a fair, sensible, compassionate path to citizenship for those that are in this country and are undocumented. if there are some areas that we think need further discussion, it's the area of the impact on jobs, and we think that goes to what the future policy is going to be. the idea that i like is the idea of having an independent mechanism, a commission of sorts and secondly to have some sort of adjustment dollars available so that while working to solve this problem we don't have a detrimental impact. we're working people who are in this country who are citizens and who are of long-standing in this nation. we think we applaud it. we think it's a positive day. good to see you. good to see some bipartisan cooperation. it's a good start. >> as a former mayor and a spokesman for, you know, urban americans as well, what about the gun issue and the attempts, dianne feinstein is just getting hit by the nra for her leadership on this issue. what can
i think number two, the civil rights and social justice community strongly agrees that this is an issue whose time has come. we support, i think, a fair, sensible, compassionate path to citizenship for those that are in this country and are undocumented. if there are some areas that we think need further discussion, it's the area of the impact on jobs, and we think that goes to what the future policy is going to be. the idea that i like is the idea of having an independent mechanism, a...
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this year the 50th anniversary of the civil rights movement. it is also the year that the country's first black president was sworn into president for a second term. angela rod, director of impact strat justice and former executive director of the black caucus. it's good to see you. >> good to see you, too, craig. >> the president caught some flak about his first term, some lawmakers saying he did not do enough specifically for people that look like you and me. ma maxine waters, i want to talk about her. >> the congressional black caucus blasts the president, too. we're supportive of the president, but we getting tired, y'all. we want to give him every opportunity, but our people are hurting. >> he was talking specifically about the unemployment rate in the black community, which is and has always been a bit higher than that in the white community. how is the president faring right now specifically with black voters? >> well, with this past election, we saw over 90% of african-americans supporting the president. i think that our community certa
this year the 50th anniversary of the civil rights movement. it is also the year that the country's first black president was sworn into president for a second term. angela rod, director of impact strat justice and former executive director of the black caucus. it's good to see you. >> good to see you, too, craig. >> the president caught some flak about his first term, some lawmakers saying he did not do enough specifically for people that look like you and me. ma maxine waters, i...
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. >> with the same-sex couples piece, it's a civil rights issue, right? the president that has really done a considerable shift in terms of embracing gay marriage. this is yet another piece of that. it draws republicans out on the issue. unsurprisingly, karen, you think this gives republicans a little bit of a smoke screen to come to the table and bargain. michael from the washington post does not. he says if obama pushes a fast pass to legalization above other reform priorities, he could fracture the coalition which may be the point. the idea that the president wants us to fall apart for republicans for his own political -- >> i think -- >> for his next election campaign? >> exactly. >> for hillary in 2016. >> that's exactly right. on the equality piece, i think the president has made clear that he is for equality for all citizens. when you are for, it you have to be for it across the board, and that's why it's in the bill. i think it's just -- i know it's cynical to say about washington, but it's just the right policy and the right thing to do, and i th
. >> with the same-sex couples piece, it's a civil rights issue, right? the president that has really done a considerable shift in terms of embracing gay marriage. this is yet another piece of that. it draws republicans out on the issue. unsurprisingly, karen, you think this gives republicans a little bit of a smoke screen to come to the table and bargain. michael from the washington post does not. he says if obama pushes a fast pass to legalization above other reform priorities, he could...
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. >> but as expected, the memo coming under fire from civil rights activists because of how broadly imminent threat is defined. quote, the condition that an operational leader present an imminent threat of violent attack against the united states does not require the united states to have clear evidence that a specific attack on u.s. persons and interests will take place in the immediate future. now, the memo also has new details on legal case behind more drone strikes against al qaeda suspects. such as a strike happened in yemen in september 2011 killing alleged al qaeda operatives, both american citizens not indicted or charged with crimes. all of this could come to a head on thursday for john brennan. eight democratic and three republican senators have written to president obama asking for the legal opinions authorizing the killing of americans. joining me now, national investigative correspondent michael isacoff. i saw your report and the reaction to the report. is it really surprising at this point? >> well, i think it's not that surprising, mainly because the administration has been so
. >> but as expected, the memo coming under fire from civil rights activists because of how broadly imminent threat is defined. quote, the condition that an operational leader present an imminent threat of violent attack against the united states does not require the united states to have clear evidence that a specific attack on u.s. persons and interests will take place in the immediate future. now, the memo also has new details on legal case behind more drone strikes against al qaeda...
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i think the last time we saw it in depth was in the civil rights era, where again you had an attack on people's status. and yet they still found ways to get heard, be heard, and affect washington, which is so hard to do. so i'm pretty excited about what we're seeing today. >> coming up, a child is murdered and that child's father is heckled because he dares to say that these weapons of mass murder and massacre are not needed by anyone. that is going to be in tonight's rewrite. >>> and we are now just 11 hours away from learning who will replace john kerry in the united states senate. governor patrick has indicated he will make that announcement tomorrow morning. that is coming up. i love to eat. i love hanging out with my friends. i have a great fit with my dentures. i love kiwis. i've always had that issue with the seeds getting under my denture. super poligrip free -- it creates a seal of the dentures in my mouth. even well-fitting dentures let in food particles. super poligrip is zinc free. with just a few dabs, it's clinically proven to seal out more food particles so you're more c
i think the last time we saw it in depth was in the civil rights era, where again you had an attack on people's status. and yet they still found ways to get heard, be heard, and affect washington, which is so hard to do. so i'm pretty excited about what we're seeing today. >> coming up, a child is murdered and that child's father is heckled because he dares to say that these weapons of mass murder and massacre are not needed by anyone. that is going to be in tonight's rewrite....
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the truth is immigrant rights are civil rights. this is not an issue that should divide us. and the president made that point today. >> it's easy sometimes for the discussion to take on a feeling of us versus them. and when that happens, a lot of folks forget that most of us used to be them. we forget that. [ applause ] >> it's important for us to remember our history. unless you're one of the first americans you came from some place else. somebody brought you. >> you came from some place else. somebody brought you here. that's the american story. that's what this debate has been about. >> all those folks before they were us, they were them. and when each new wave of immigrants arrived, they faced resistance from those who were already here. they faced hardship. they faced racism. they faced ridicule. but over time as they went about their daily lives, as they earned a living, as they raised a family, as they built a community, as their kids went to school here they did their part to build a nation. >> they built the nation and a new generation of immigrants is still buildin
the truth is immigrant rights are civil rights. this is not an issue that should divide us. and the president made that point today. >> it's easy sometimes for the discussion to take on a feeling of us versus them. and when that happens, a lot of folks forget that most of us used to be them. we forget that. [ applause ] >> it's important for us to remember our history. unless you're one of the first americans you came from some place else. somebody brought you. >> you came...
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i have something to say about rosa parks' legacy and what she meant to the civil rights movement coming up later in this show. >>> but we want to hear what you think, too. please head over to facebook and search "politics nation" and like us to join the conversation that keeps going long after the show ends. axiron, the only underarm treatment for low t, can restore testosterone levels back to normal in most men. axiron is not for use in women or anyone younger than 18. axiron can transfer to others through direct contact. women, especially those who are or who may become pregnant, and children should avoid contact where axiron is applied as unexpected signs of puberty in children or changes in body hair or increased acne in women may occur. report these signs and symptoms to your doctor if they occur. tell your doctor about all medical conditions and medications. do not use if you have prostate or breast cancer. serious side effects could include increased risk of prostate cancer; worsening prostate symptoms; decreased sperm count; ankle, feet, or body swelling; enlarged or painful bre
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she'd already been a star for civil rights appearing with others on the march on washington and rubbing elbows with prominent politicians of the time like john kennedy. her career has spanned more than six decades, and she's not done yet. today diahann carroll stars in the usa network drama "white collar" playing, of course, another glamorous role. the widow june ellington. joining me now actor/entertainer/activist, diahann carroll. it's an honor to have you on the show tonight. >> thank you. i'm delighted to be with you. i've seen you on the air and we've known each other for a very long time. >> yes, we have. >> it's always been good. so i'm happy to be with yous. >> glad to be with you. let me -- before i get to what you're doing now, let me go back to 1968 with "julia" which was ground breaking. at the time did you understand how important that was when you stepped into that role as the first african-american woman primetime show like that, top ten? >> i really didn't, to be honest with you. when i heard all the accolades that came along with the part, i was thrilled about that. and
she'd already been a star for civil rights appearing with others on the march on washington and rubbing elbows with prominent politicians of the time like john kennedy. her career has spanned more than six decades, and she's not done yet. today diahann carroll stars in the usa network drama "white collar" playing, of course, another glamorous role. the widow june ellington. joining me now actor/entertainer/activist, diahann carroll. it's an honor to have you on the show tonight....
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rights end. nbc news is the first to report on a document released to a senate committee in june of last year that lays out u.s. policy on when drone attacks may be used against u.s. citizens abroad. specifically the white paper's focus is on who may be the focus of these attacks and at what point a threat is considered imminent. for more we bring in the man who broke this story, the great nbc's mike isikoff. mike, welcome. let's make it clear, if he can, from the beginning, whom does this memo encompass? for instance, would it include an al qaeda agent, say, living in europe, in germany, or in the united kingdom? >> most likely not. the memo lays out a three-part test for who can be targeted by a pilotless drone strike if there is a belief that the individual, the target, is an al qaeda operational leader. number one, there has to be what the memo describes as an imminent threat of a violent attack against the united states. number two, capture of that individual is not feasible. and number thre
rights end. nbc news is the first to report on a document released to a senate committee in june of last year that lays out u.s. policy on when drone attacks may be used against u.s. citizens abroad. specifically the white paper's focus is on who may be the focus of these attacks and at what point a threat is considered imminent. for more we bring in the man who broke this story, the great nbc's mike isikoff. mike, welcome. let's make it clear, if he can, from the beginning, whom does this memo...
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we need a civil rights sea change on this issue where the voice of the american public is heard and the interest of the american public is felt to create that kind of change. if that's the spirit, we shouldn't be prioritizing solutions now. >> did you get a sense that the republicans who were on that committee were moved at all? >> yeah, i mean certainly everybody was moved and touched genuinely and deeply by gabby giffords and mark kelly's presence there. i think you learned a lot, not only from what was said, but what wasn't said. you know, there was a lot of conversation from the republicans there about the assault weapons ban and, you know, talking about that and the context of the second amendment. you didn't hear as much conversation around universal background checks, because i think there is a real acknowledgment of the reality that universal background checks actually have the opportunity to strengthen the second amendment because it reaffirms the rights of law-abiding citizens, people who aren't criminals or terrorists or dangerously mentally ill to own guns. you know, i took
we need a civil rights sea change on this issue where the voice of the american public is heard and the interest of the american public is felt to create that kind of change. if that's the spirit, we shouldn't be prioritizing solutions now. >> did you get a sense that the republicans who were on that committee were moved at all? >> yeah, i mean certainly everybody was moved and touched genuinely and deeply by gabby giffords and mark kelly's presence there. i think you learned a lot,...
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i think the last time we saw it in depth was in the civil rights era, where again you had an attack on people's status. and yet they still found ways to get heard, be heard, and affect washington, which is so hard to do. so i'm pretty excited about what we're seeing today. >> coming up, a child is murdered and that child's father is heckled because he dares to say that these weapons of mass murder and massacre are not needed by anyone. that is going to be in tonight's rewrite. >>> and we are now just 11 hours away from learning who will replace john kerry in the united states senate. governor patrick has indicated he will make that announcement tomorrow morning. that is coming up. in america today we're running out of a vital resource we need to compete on the global stage. what we need are people prepared for the careers of our new economy. by 2025 we could have 20 million jobs without enough college graduates to fill them. that's why at devry university, we're teaming up with companies like cisco to help make sure everyone is ready with the know-how we need for a new tomorrow. [ male
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rights community since then. but it's also how you do it, let's be clear. nobody asked the nypd to show up and stop everybody coming out of public housing. there is the how you do it question. backing up on your initial question is that i think that there are some basics we all do agree on. we agree on background checks, right? >> yeah. >> even that alone, if we have universal background checks, if you couldn't walk into a gun show in virginia and buy a gun in five minutes with no background check, that slows it down. >> stay right there. we are going to talk more on it. we have more on this. it is a complicated question. we are going to go to chicago when we get back. the chicago team who was gunned down one week after performing at the president's inauguration leads us to ask, will her death finally change things in that city? [ male announcer ] it's simple physics... a body at rest tends to stay at rest... while a body in motion tends to stay in motion. staying active can actually ease arthritis symptoms. but
rights community since then. but it's also how you do it, let's be clear. nobody asked the nypd to show up and stop everybody coming out of public housing. there is the how you do it question. backing up on your initial question is that i think that there are some basics we all do agree on. we agree on background checks, right? >> yeah. >> even that alone, if we have universal background checks, if you couldn't walk into a gun show in virginia and buy a gun in five minutes with no...
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i used to go to chicago on civil rights work. and we had gang problems then. but because you didn't have the guns, you didn't have the murders you have now. a lady just buried a fourth child this weekend, all four killed by gunfire. the shame there is that we let it go 500 murders before the nation looked at chicago. it took newtown to look at chicago. we need to deal with it, and we need to deal with it across political lines, and i think it's important. >> to be honest, i think it's partly because where are those murders occurring that we don't pay enough attention to? >> that's the truth exactly. >> because it is a great city, it is a highly segregated city with pockets of intense poverty, with little prospect for people to get out of those neighborhoods. so you've got societal factors that you have to take into account as well. we've got 33 americans a day being killed by guns. this is an epidemic. >> but it's like those people didn't matter. and i'd love to see the bipartisan thing -- i'd love to see -- i'd do things with joe. we need to show americans co
i used to go to chicago on civil rights work. and we had gang problems then. but because you didn't have the guns, you didn't have the murders you have now. a lady just buried a fourth child this weekend, all four killed by gunfire. the shame there is that we let it go 500 murders before the nation looked at chicago. it took newtown to look at chicago. we need to deal with it, and we need to deal with it across political lines, and i think it's important. >> to be honest, i think it's...
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he was also director for civil rights at the department of human health services. tom, you will find, is passion ate and committed to equality and justice for everyone. tom, more than anyone i know, makes every single day in his life matter, whether it's focused on anti-bullying work, voting rights, disability rights, housing rights, the eighth amendment, immigration, hate crimes or human trafficking. tom cares about all of those issues to his core and he works every day to make the world a better place. ladies and gentlemen, please welcome assistant attorney general tom perez. (applause). >> good morning, it's an honor to be back here. i got to spend some time last night with my brother who lives down the road apiece, his daughter is a sophomore in high school, she asked me if i wanted to go golfing at the presidio, i said i can't walk that much, i just had my knee replaced. melinda has been an incredible partner, it's a partnership between our partners in the u.s. attorney offices and our partners in state and local government. when i think about the hate crimes
he was also director for civil rights at the department of human health services. tom, you will find, is passion ate and committed to equality and justice for everyone. tom, more than anyone i know, makes every single day in his life matter, whether it's focused on anti-bullying work, voting rights, disability rights, housing rights, the eighth amendment, immigration, hate crimes or human trafficking. tom cares about all of those issues to his core and he works every day to make the world a...
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tom perez, assistant secretary for civil rights, ruslyn lee. she was also nominated by president obama to serve in her role as assistant secretary of education for civil rights and she was confirmed by the senate in may of 2009. as assistant secretary, ruslyn is assistant secretary arnie's duncan's primary advisor. before she joined the department of education she was vice president of the education trust in washington, dc and was the founding executive of education trust west in oakland. in these positions she advocated for public school students in california, focusing on achievement and opportunity gaps, improving can urriculum and instructional quality and ensuring quality education for everybody. she served as an advisor on education issues on a number of private ipbs institutions, she is a teacher, a lawyer, and a very influential voice on all policy matters. she was also passionate about ending this issue of bullying and bringing everyone together to stop this disturbing trend so please welcome assistant secretary for civil rights, rusly
tom perez, assistant secretary for civil rights, ruslyn lee. she was also nominated by president obama to serve in her role as assistant secretary of education for civil rights and she was confirmed by the senate in may of 2009. as assistant secretary, ruslyn is assistant secretary arnie's duncan's primary advisor. before she joined the department of education she was vice president of the education trust in washington, dc and was the founding executive of education trust west in oakland. in...
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civil rights. it was a heated debate within our -- among my friends, but i wanted you to know that i'm ashamed. [applause] >> thank you, sir, thank you. >> two questions rolled into one. thanks for your talk today. it's opened my mind in a number of ways as a teacher and a historian. on the one hand, you talk about the unconsciousness -- i love that and the mismemory -- and it begs the idea of dubois when he talks about race as the major challenge of the 20th century, and so i'd like for you to kind of reflect on what your theme has been today and dubois and the whole idea of race in the 21st century, and then my second question has to do more with your book, the 18 chapters, how do you get to that? did you say, i'm going to do 18, or did you eventually just come out to be 18 because you refer to that, and i see it's in the book. >> to answer the second part first, no, i didn't have 18 in mind. i wanted to pick out and i wanted to pick out the ones that i thought were essential to community -- comm
civil rights. it was a heated debate within our -- among my friends, but i wanted you to know that i'm ashamed. [applause] >> thank you, sir, thank you. >> two questions rolled into one. thanks for your talk today. it's opened my mind in a number of ways as a teacher and a historian. on the one hand, you talk about the unconsciousness -- i love that and the mismemory -- and it begs the idea of dubois when he talks about race as the major challenge of the 20th century, and so i'd...
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the civil rights act of 1964 was first introduced in 1948, took a little while. the hate crimes of 2009 was first introduced in 96, took some time. we are not backing off this. i have spent as much time on this issue as any issue and i speak as not simply -- i approach it not simply from the perspective of a civil rights lawyer, i approach it from the perspective of a parent of 3 and that informs my judgment as much as -- and my passion for this as much as anything. i can't promise, i don't know when we're going to be able to declare victory. i look at so many of the civil rights issues of our time and they have remained all too persistent but that doesn't mean we cannot continue to be dogged and i think we've seen successes. success didn't come soon enough for you and that is tragic and that's what motivates me and others to continue this work and so i hope we'll continue it together and i hope we'll be persistent. i hope we'll just demand it and as we continue to demand it, i think we'll make progress. >> my heart is heavy for your experience. i can't imagine t
the civil rights act of 1964 was first introduced in 1948, took a little while. the hate crimes of 2009 was first introduced in 96, took some time. we are not backing off this. i have spent as much time on this issue as any issue and i speak as not simply -- i approach it not simply from the perspective of a civil rights lawyer, i approach it from the perspective of a parent of 3 and that informs my judgment as much as -- and my passion for this as much as anything. i can't promise, i don't...
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rights movement has said that for them the battle for gay civil rights is the knowledge of two the black battle for black civil rights they say well you will find the best you can really say it simulates the situation say that he was released i can tell you he will finish no i think life or you know you know nothing you made your point you made your point godfrey go ahead you made you major godfrey go ahead i can tell you peter peter tatchell to find that the most hostile group of people probably on the planet to homosexual marriage all the blacks and the baptists and the presbyterians so i think you've made a very bad case and it's not a good analogy at all the point is this what i'm i'm getting questions from teachers. who are roman catholics for example who are saying i am now going to have to i've seen the documents from the home office in the education department saying i'm going to have to teach people my children in the future that same sex marriage is just as valid as proper marriage and i'm afraid that they're deeply upset i think peter tatchell being actually very selfish ok th
rights movement has said that for them the battle for gay civil rights is the knowledge of two the black battle for black civil rights they say well you will find the best you can really say it simulates the situation say that he was released i can tell you he will finish no i think life or you know you know nothing you made your point you made your point godfrey go ahead you made you major godfrey go ahead i can tell you peter peter tatchell to find that the most hostile group of people...
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she is a professor of civil rights at brooklyn college. i began by asking her to tell us a story about rosa parks. >> this is a life story of activism. this starts decades before her starke but stand, and continues after. the story i am trying to tell in the book is that scope. her grandfather was a supporter of marcus garvey, and that is where she got her start, with her family. her mother and grandparents. they inculcate hurt in the sense of pride, the sense that you demand and expect respect from people around you. it is that spirit that she brings into the world, she married raymond parks. >> marcus garvey was? >> he headed the universal negro improvement association. he was a pan africanist and a proponent of black nationalism, black pride. her father was a supporter. she meets her husband raymond parks. he is working on the scottsboro case. these are nine young men ages 12 to 19 who get arrested riding the rails. this is the great depression. quickly, the charge turns to rape, and all are sentenced to death, except the youngest one.
she is a professor of civil rights at brooklyn college. i began by asking her to tell us a story about rosa parks. >> this is a life story of activism. this starts decades before her starke but stand, and continues after. the story i am trying to tell in the book is that scope. her grandfather was a supporter of marcus garvey, and that is where she got her start, with her family. her mother and grandparents. they inculcate hurt in the sense of pride, the sense that you demand and expect...
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i think it diminishes him to say he was an african-american civil rights leader. he was that, but he was so much more. he was the person who symbolized one of the great new movements of human history. when i go back and read his speeches, i'm particularly struck by the way in which he linked our struggle to struggles going on around the world. when he spoke, at the end of his life in memphis, and on the last evening of his life he's speaking to sanitation workers. and we have to remember that by calling him a civil rights leader, it doesn't quite encompass why he would be in memphis leading a strike of sanitation workers. but he performed the role that he had performed so often in his life. he inspired the strikers by telling them their labor struggle was connected to the historic labor struggle throughout the world. he said that despite the world being all messed up -- and this is a time of riots in many places -- he drew attention to the positive aspects of what was happening in the world, finding solace in this panoramic view of world history. and he went throu
i think it diminishes him to say he was an african-american civil rights leader. he was that, but he was so much more. he was the person who symbolized one of the great new movements of human history. when i go back and read his speeches, i'm particularly struck by the way in which he linked our struggle to struggles going on around the world. when he spoke, at the end of his life in memphis, and on the last evening of his life he's speaking to sanitation workers. and we have to remember that...
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is a civil rights statute. -- it is a civil rights statute. they can be a perfectly legitimate plaintiffs to bring a lawsuit, and there are a number of people who belong to disability organizations that actually, that is what their livelihood is, bringing these lawsuits. the gentleman over here, who was also a lawyer knows of at least one case involving two lawsuits. they started all neighborhoods. the target places like san francisco because this is an old city with old buildings, virtually none of which comply. we only have new construction that would be billed to 1988 compliance standards, usually. whatever kind of business you have, the building part does not enforce ada compliance. you have your architect look at the ada if you are going to make a major revision anyway. is very expensive to do that. the demand letter is a requirment for the state -- is a requirement for the state laws to be brought. for civil rights cases, you are expected to know the law and be in compliance. they do not make a demand under federal law saying they should
is a civil rights statute. -- it is a civil rights statute. they can be a perfectly legitimate plaintiffs to bring a lawsuit, and there are a number of people who belong to disability organizations that actually, that is what their livelihood is, bringing these lawsuits. the gentleman over here, who was also a lawyer knows of at least one case involving two lawsuits. they started all neighborhoods. the target places like san francisco because this is an old city with old buildings, virtually...
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that was the purpose of the san francisco civil rights ordinance. we are ensuring this is properly implemented and all residents will know they're respected in san francisco and we hope it's the purpose of the commission and of the chief as well. thank you. >> next speaker. >> good evening. i am rachel roberts and attorney at the council of islamic relations. i traveled two hours to be here tonight from santa clara and we haven't given advance notice about this and i think you understand why it's a problem. i want to let you know why this is an issue of concern for the muslim community and consequence for american muslims. i received more than 50 complaints about fbi voluntarily questioning in 2012 from members of the community. 100% of the clients that represented last year didn't wind up facing criminal charges because of the voluntarily interviews they were subjected to. this caused them a great deal of distress and one client wrote to me to tell me i was a source of strength for him when his family was in distress and he thought he was in troubl
that was the purpose of the san francisco civil rights ordinance. we are ensuring this is properly implemented and all residents will know they're respected in san francisco and we hope it's the purpose of the commission and of the chief as well. thank you. >> next speaker. >> good evening. i am rachel roberts and attorney at the council of islamic relations. i traveled two hours to be here tonight from santa clara and we haven't given advance notice about this and i think you...
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rights activism and supporting different classes here in san francisco. he loved and grew medical cannabis and was a founding father of the patient movement and believing that everyone was-available to the medical cannabis regardless of ability to pay and he was. we are sorry about his passing, but are gravel that we got a chance to know johnathan and we will always remember him. the second item, is a resolution that i'm intrusioning declaring february fourth 2013-february 10th 2013, financial aid awareness week. and i want to thank the following my colleagues the following colleagues who have co sponsored this resolution supervisors avalos, breed, chiu, farrell, kim, mar and wiener. higher education truly is the key to success in this country and the ability of many students to attend an institution of of higher learning is based largely on their ability to secure financial assistance. i know from my own personal experience i'll not be here today sitting in this chair without the ability to have received financial assistance to go to college and to go to
rights activism and supporting different classes here in san francisco. he loved and grew medical cannabis and was a founding father of the patient movement and believing that everyone was-available to the medical cannabis regardless of ability to pay and he was. we are sorry about his passing, but are gravel that we got a chance to know johnathan and we will always remember him. the second item, is a resolution that i'm intrusioning declaring february fourth 2013-february 10th 2013, financial...
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that's really different than the dynamic you see on the right. and i'm real proud of that. >> no question about it. thanks. >> thanks a lot, man. thanks to you at home as well for joining us this hour. there is lots going on right now in the news, including some unexpected progress on the issue of guns and public safety. they said it couldn't be done. also today, the unheralded but fairly dramatic resolution of a fight that senate republicans said they would win, but today they lost. also today crime and punishment news concerning wall street where the consensus reaction off wall street was really? those guys aren't in jail already? that's all ahead tonight. plus charts imitating life. we've got the one-time sheriff of wall street, former new york governor, new york attorney general eliot spitzer here. we've got more, as i said to ed, more on michael isikoff's big security scoop. there is lots ahead this hour. >>> but we start tonight in the fall of 2008 when president obama was first elected. he was elected on november 4th, 2008. and after the p
that's really different than the dynamic you see on the right. and i'm real proud of that. >> no question about it. thanks. >> thanks a lot, man. thanks to you at home as well for joining us this hour. there is lots going on right now in the news, including some unexpected progress on the issue of guns and public safety. they said it couldn't be done. also today, the unheralded but fairly dramatic resolution of a fight that senate republicans said they would win, but today they...